Lilian Jackson Braun - dead, dying...or alive? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:47:23Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:59699?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A230798&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI did a search and the New Yo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-14:537324:Comment:3311242012-02-14T16:32:07.826ZCaroline McKenziehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineMcKenzie
I did a search and the New York Times reported that Lilian Jackson Braun died at age 97 in June of 2011. I love this series and can read them over and over!
I did a search and the New York Times reported that Lilian Jackson Braun died at age 97 in June of 2011. I love this series and can read them over and over! -LISA, YOUR BLOG ABOVE MAKES…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-25:537324:Comment:2744482011-02-25T20:13:21.828ZIsabelle Clarkhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/IsabelleClark
<p>-LISA, YOUR BLOG ABOVE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME. YOU ARE AS GOOD A DETECTIVE AS KOKO. THERE WAS THAT LONG INTERIM FROM HER VERY FIRST FEW BOOKS UP TO THE 80'S. I HAVE QUITE A FEW OF HER BOOKS AND AM TRYING TO COMPLETE THE LIBRARY WITH ALL THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED TO DATE. ANYBODY WANT TO SELL COPIES, LET ME KNOW. I WILL POST THE NAMES OF THE BOOKS I AM LOOKING/WAITING FOR. MY LIBRARY OF THE CATS ARE SMALL, PAPERBACKS, DO NOT HAVE ROOM FOR HARD COVERS OR LARGER PAPER…</p>
<p>-LISA, YOUR BLOG ABOVE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO ME. YOU ARE AS GOOD A DETECTIVE AS KOKO. THERE WAS THAT LONG INTERIM FROM HER VERY FIRST FEW BOOKS UP TO THE 80'S. I HAVE QUITE A FEW OF HER BOOKS AND AM TRYING TO COMPLETE THE LIBRARY WITH ALL THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED TO DATE. ANYBODY WANT TO SELL COPIES, LET ME KNOW. I WILL POST THE NAMES OF THE BOOKS I AM LOOKING/WAITING FOR. MY LIBRARY OF THE CATS ARE SMALL, PAPERBACKS, DO NOT HAVE ROOM FOR HARD COVERS OR LARGER PAPER BACKS.</p>
<p>ISABELLE</p> I replied to your comment, Ro…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-25:537324:Comment:2744672011-02-25T20:01:46.073ZIsabelle Clarkhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/IsabelleClark
<p>I replied to your comment, Roseanna (lovely name) yesterday, but was unable at that time to furnish the name of the city in North Carolina (my home state) where Lilian and Earl live. I can do that now. They live in Tryon, located somewhat north of Charlotte, N.C. (that might be SOUTH of Charlotte, will have to check out Map Quest.</p>
<p>It is almost a direct route from Tryon up to Oneida, New York where I now live and have for a lot of years, still am not used to the winters up here - we…</p>
<p>I replied to your comment, Roseanna (lovely name) yesterday, but was unable at that time to furnish the name of the city in North Carolina (my home state) where Lilian and Earl live. I can do that now. They live in Tryon, located somewhat north of Charlotte, N.C. (that might be SOUTH of Charlotte, will have to check out Map Quest.</p>
<p>It is almost a direct route from Tryon up to Oneida, New York where I now live and have for a lot of years, still am not used to the winters up here - we are loaded up with snow fall even as I speak.</p>
<p>Gosh ! your blog has been up a long time, just noticed October 15th, 2009 ! My contact with Earl was just last year. I also talked with Blanche Gregory, Lilian's manager (last year) who lives in NYC, near where I once worked when I lived down there for a short time.</p> Visit Huron County Michigan.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-09:537324:Comment:2691692011-02-09T01:42:14.757ZSarah Joy Rhodeshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SarahJoyRhodes
Visit Huron County Michigan. Its where Moose County is based out of:)
Visit Huron County Michigan. Its where Moose County is based out of:) I feel that 60 whiskers was h…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-02-09:537324:Comment:2691862011-02-09T01:37:30.035ZSarah Joy Rhodeshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/SarahJoyRhodes
I feel that 60 whiskers was her way of saying goodbye to the series but leaving questions unanswered for the detective in all of us to figure out in our own way. I loved how most of her series is based on the upper thumb of Michigan where I live. I actually saw the Bay Port Hotel up for sale with its famous sign "Food Booze Rooms" still showing proudly. I believe and I could be wrong that the apple barn that Qwill lived in is the Octogon Barn in Gagetown Michigan. Google it and you can see why…
I feel that 60 whiskers was her way of saying goodbye to the series but leaving questions unanswered for the detective in all of us to figure out in our own way. I loved how most of her series is based on the upper thumb of Michigan where I live. I actually saw the Bay Port Hotel up for sale with its famous sign "Food Booze Rooms" still showing proudly. I believe and I could be wrong that the apple barn that Qwill lived in is the Octogon Barn in Gagetown Michigan. Google it and you can see why I think that:) She is an excellent writing and if 60 whiskers is truely her last book, I hope a new writer will do the series justice. I have only physically read a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-10-11:537324:Comment:2525192010-10-11T13:11:39.563ZBruce Whitehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BruceWhite
I have only physically read about 2 or 3 of the "Cat Who ..." books, but have listened to all of them in audio format, read by George Guidall. I just started "60 Whiskers" this morning. Unfortunately, I saw some of the spoilers in the posts here last week.<br />
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I have enjoyed the "Cat Who ..." books. They aren't great literature but they are nice, light mystery fiction. I would like to know Jim Qwilleran and some of the other Pickaxe characters. I'd like to live in Pickaxe. For a smallish city, it…
I have only physically read about 2 or 3 of the "Cat Who ..." books, but have listened to all of them in audio format, read by George Guidall. I just started "60 Whiskers" this morning. Unfortunately, I saw some of the spoilers in the posts here last week.<br />
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I have enjoyed the "Cat Who ..." books. They aren't great literature but they are nice, light mystery fiction. I would like to know Jim Qwilleran and some of the other Pickaxe characters. I'd like to live in Pickaxe. For a smallish city, it certainly has a lot of amenities--thanks to the K Fund.<br />
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I have a few questions and comments though, about the books and the author:<br />
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1) At what point, or in what story, did Koko start being known as "Cool Koko"? I didn't care for the references to "Cool Koko". It was just too ... something. Can't find the right word.<br />
2) What's with Braun's aversion to the word "people"? She kept using "persons" all the time. Sometimes it was appropriate, other times it was just awkward. Although, I think she slipped up in "Dropped a Bombshell" because there was an instance of "people".<br />
3) I read some of the conjectures here about maybe someone else wrote the last 3 or so books. I happened to listen to "Bananas", "Bombshell", and now "60 Whiskers" back to back after not listening to any of the "Cat Who" books for a few months. I thought the ending of "Bananas" was rushed and unsatisfactory. "Bombshell" ended before I realized it was ending. Again, it seemed abrupt, but I seem to recall some of her earlier books had abrupt endings as well.<br />
4) Did Ms. Braun just like to read about stuff and then think "how can I use this in a story" or did she have an idea in the story and then go research it? Sometimes I felt like elements of the story were just meant to educate the reader about antiques or crows or some other, often obscure, topic.<br />
5) Pickaxe had to be located in northern MN or WI. And therefore had to be near Lake Superior. But hurricanes in the "Northeast Central United States"? I don't think so.<br />
6) Pickaxe also had to be one of the deadliest places to live in the US. The per capita murder rate had to be astronomical.<br />
7) If Recorded Books had ever gotten a different reader than George Guidall, I would never have listened to another "Cat Who" book. He WAS the voice of Jim Qwilleran. I really like his reading style and his voice. Excellent work, Mr. Guidall!<br />
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Thanks for reading this! I've read the entire series a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-09-25:537324:Comment:2510322010-09-25T04:12:59.789Zcbeachhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/cbeach
I've read the entire series and firmly believe that Miss Braun did not author the last three books at least. As others have mentioned here, Miss Braun's whole writing flair and minute details that only faithful readers would know are MISSING!<br />
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I sorrowfully believe Miss Braun is deceased or feeble at this point. And I think there should have been a major protest to the publisher when "60 Whiskers" went public. Qwilleran deciding not to press the point of Koko's 60 whiskers? Come now, we all…
I've read the entire series and firmly believe that Miss Braun did not author the last three books at least. As others have mentioned here, Miss Braun's whole writing flair and minute details that only faithful readers would know are MISSING!<br />
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I sorrowfully believe Miss Braun is deceased or feeble at this point. And I think there should have been a major protest to the publisher when "60 Whiskers" went public. Qwilleran deciding not to press the point of Koko's 60 whiskers? Come now, we all know Qwill loved a lively story for the community of Pickax!! I will miss the whole of Moose County. As someone else here suggested, The Cat Who Brought Down the House was her last personally written story in the series, I'm sure. When I discovered Ms. Braun a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-30:537324:Comment:2339942010-04-30T10:52:22.900ZJon Johnsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonJohnson
When I discovered Ms. Braun and the Cat Who books, I bought the entire series to that point and read them all in a week's vacation. I sent Ms. Braun a note through her publisher telling her how much I enjoyed all her books and would look forward to all her future work. In about six weeks I received a beautiful hand-written note back from her signed by her, KoKo and Yum Yum. ;)
When I discovered Ms. Braun and the Cat Who books, I bought the entire series to that point and read them all in a week's vacation. I sent Ms. Braun a note through her publisher telling her how much I enjoyed all her books and would look forward to all her future work. In about six weeks I received a beautiful hand-written note back from her signed by her, KoKo and Yum Yum. ;) If you find one, please let u…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-03-25:537324:Comment:2308632010-03-25T17:37:09.875ZMarija Unrauhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarijaUnrau
If you find one, please let us know, I am sure that there is more than one person looking for a :Moose County" to fill the void!
If you find one, please let us know, I am sure that there is more than one person looking for a :Moose County" to fill the void! Yes, it's nice to see the dis…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-03-25:537324:Comment:2308202010-03-25T13:54:27.190ZAnne Johnstonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AnneJohnston
Yes, it's nice to see the discussion pick up. My theory could be all wet, and the information my friend mentioned could very well be someone else's theory; but it makes sense, so that's what I'm hanging onto until I learn the "truth".<br />
In the meantime, I'm half-heartedly looking for another mystery writer in whose books I can get lost and fall in love with their "Moose County".
Yes, it's nice to see the discussion pick up. My theory could be all wet, and the information my friend mentioned could very well be someone else's theory; but it makes sense, so that's what I'm hanging onto until I learn the "truth".<br />
In the meantime, I'm half-heartedly looking for another mystery writer in whose books I can get lost and fall in love with their "Moose County".